Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 05/01/2012

ACROSS

1 Did man stake out grander areas for growth? (6-7)

10 Made short work, having pretended to be in contradiction (7)

11 Refuse to look mature (7)

12 Would Primary Seven be able to examine things critically? (4)

13 Begin to gather grass with passion (5)

14 Chain, in the main, runs through here, effectively (4)

17 Is small beer, for example, brewed for old investors? (9)

19 Fool around with a new top trainer in charge (5)

20 Force one’s way through some open territory (5)

22 Developed act with one cobra to be like a gymnast (9)

24 Come together, although leading keeper not in team (4)

25 General on the run is at liberty (5)

27 Musical girl went with a couple of soldiers (4)

30 Come round with model to a domed building (7)

31 It was once large enough, for instance (7)

32 Hearts player starts studies of major press features (6-7)

DOWN

2 Chorus in a quiet studio start to take requests (7)

3 Second outfit turned over in a large box (4)

4 In Paris, you dispose of royal house (5)

5 Rage over gross depiction of an invader (9)

6 Was the little girl about to be dreadful? (4)

7 Are lodged in shelter close by (7)

8 Would some demolition men effect an illegal entry? (5-8)

9 Be tense before offences, but one will get away with them (7,6)

15 A little gem had to perform first in front of aristocrat (5)

16 Dance about with graduates before getting first degree (5)

18 Studied fashion in order to smarten up (9)

21 It’s hard to let it out with a small emblem (7)

23 Went on tour, but made a mistake when on the dance floor (7)

26 Dribble round woman taking the lead on ice (5)

28 Secure some bank notes, with some difficulty (4)

29 Brave old man about to follow on (4)

Wednesday’s solution

Across: 1 Freethinker, 9 Leona, 10 Colonist, 12 Version, 13 Apparel, 14 Pi-dog, 15 Reflex arc, 18 Piratical, 20 Ulcer, 21 Express, 24 Etheric, 25 Irish Sea, 26 Rocky, 27 Mountaineer.

Down: 2 Roaring, 3 Eccentric, 4 Helga, 5 Nonuple, 6 Easer, 7 Glove-puppet, 8 Joyrider, 11 Electric eye, 16 False dawn, 17 Accuracy, 19 Treason, 20 Unhorse, 22 Porto, 23 Sasha.